Uh oh... he caught a Dove!

Jon E · Post by **Jon E** » Sat May 13, 2006 9:18 pm

its true, we were out on one of our lengthy evening walks tonight, and all of a sudden Duke (7 month old GSP) locked on point, I look ahead and see 4 geese standing in the field infront of us. so he is holding his point quite nicely, I tell him good boy and start walking, the geese fly, he stands still for a moment, (read; few seconds) then takes off to where the geese were. seconds later I see him lunging at a dove that is desperately trying to get away and then he catches it! runs around for a couple seconds and then comes back to me with a mouth full of feathers. after that, we continued walking along, and he pointed at a couple ducks in the field and then chased them as they flew away. should I be walking him on a check cord to prevent this from happening in the futrure until he is properly "whoa" broke? or is this an acceptable bit of puppy luck? please advise, I am racking my brain over this.

snips · Post by **snips** » Sat May 13, 2006 9:35 pm

Sounds like you got a pretty nice up there. He is just having normal birddog fun. Don`t worry about it, all part of growing up...

Post by **Ayres** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:07 pm

I'd agree with Brenda. Puppy luck. Just laugh and shake your head.

Post by **ezzy333** » Sun May 14, 2006 6:32 am

Sounds like he doing exactly what he should. He's having fun!

Ezzy

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun May 14, 2006 12:18 pm

Yup I wouldnt be too worried.

calibra · Post by **calibra** » Mon May 15, 2006 2:13 am

Sounds like your dog is having loads of fun.

Not sure what Rosie would do if she caught a bird,

James

Jon E · Post by **Jon E** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:24 am

Whew! I was a little worried for a bit, thanks guys! on the plus side, he is really excited about birds now!

djswizz · Post by **djswizz** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:21 am

Jon,

The first time my pup saw a bird, he sat there and pointed it, but when it flew up, he grabbed the bird mid air! I was amazed he could catch him! Very fast reflexes!

But this could end up being a problem since I want him to point AS SOON AS he picks up the scent. That will require some training.

GSP4619 · Post by **GSP4619** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:05 am

awwww thats cute LOL